Date: 20 Apr 1999 02:32:28 -0000
Message-ID: <19990420023228.703.qmail@nym.alias.net>
From: Ramsey <ramsey@nym.alias.net>
To: cheesy21@email.com
Subject: JonBenet's grave

Dear Patti,

I wish you would not be angry with me. I assure you that there 
are others who deserve that much more than me. I answer the 
remainder of this mail with all due respect to you. I am sorry 
that you are upset about the tribute. Maybe I can clarify some 
things here. Please do not perceive anything I say in a negative 
way.

>I'm sorry, this whole grave thing seems weird to me.
>Very distasteful, in my opinion.

No, the tabloids that plaster JonBenet's face on the cover is 
distasteful. The same pictures that gain a child's attention and 
alert him to the lies that are plastered just below them; the 
lies that have caused grief for this family. No, John Andrew 
being chased through an airport by press photographers is 
distasteful. No, film footage of Beth's accident being shown on 
public television for her mother to see is distasteful.

Notice, there are no pictures of JonBenet on this page. The only 
picture that should be allowed to be printed is a picture of her 
grave. There is nothing distasteful about her grave. Unlike the 
tabloids and other websites, I have nothing BUT permission to 
create a tribute to JonBenet. My permission was gained 
respectfully from my closeness to JonBenet. It was gained long 
before her death.

In closing, I am sorry that you feel the way you do. Have you 
written the tabloids about their pictures? Have you written to 
the television, newspapers, and talk shows concerning their 
mission to destroy this family? You've written to me. You've 
expressed your disapproval of a simple tribute; no titillating 
headlines captioned below my pictures. I am more sorry if you 
think I am angry with you. I certainly am not.

My identity will remain anonymous. There is no real reason why my 
address is there. It is the policy of the page to acknowledge the 
contributor. The page has been nestled safely within his website 
for almost a year now. That is one of the reasons I chose his 
site for my tribute.

Thank you Patti. Best wishes to you. I am sorry if you feel I 
have not expressed myself in anything but a peaceful and 
respectful manner. I certainly have respect for your concern. It 
looks quite different from my perspective. After all that has 
been printed about JonBenet, and due to all the hurt it has 
incurred, I feel a right to pay simple tribute to JonBenet. That 
is only fair.

Best Wishes